Tolperitas-SR 450 Tablet

How to use Tolperitas-SR 450 Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Tolperitas-SR 450 Tablet is to be taken with food.

How Medicine Works

Tolperitas-SR 450 Tablet is a muscle relaxant. It works on the centres in the brain and spinal cord to relieve muscle stiffness or spasm without reduction in strength. This improves pain and movement of muscles.

Expert Advice

• Tolperitas-SR 450 Tablet provides relief from rigidity, tension and stiffness in muscles (spasticity) that may occur due to various conditions affecting the nervous system.
• Take it with or after food or a glass of milk.
• Tolperitas-SR 450 Tablet may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Don"t drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
• Avoid consuming alcohol when taking Tolperitas-SR 450 Tablet as it may cause excessive drowsiness.
• Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
• Don"t stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor if you"ve been on it for a long time.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q. Is Tolperitas a steroid?

No. Tolperitas is not a steroid. Tolperitas is a muscle relaxant. It is used in low back pain and also used to treat spasticity associated with post-stroke patients.

Q. Can I take Tolperitas with paracetamol?

Yes. Tolperitas can be taken with paracetamol. There is no known interaction between Tolperitas and paracetamol.

Q. Can I take Tolperitas with diclofenac?

Yes. Tolperitas can be taken with diclofenac to reduce pain and spasm associated with back pain and other conditions. There is no known interaction between Tolperitas and paracetamol.

Q. Are eperisone and Tolperitas same?

No. Tolperitas and eperisone are not same medicine but they are from the same class of drugs. They are centrally acting muscle relaxants. Both relax skeletal muscles but eperisone particularly also relaxes vascular smooth muscles leading to dilatation of blood vessels.

Q. Can I take Tolperitas for anxiety?

No. Tolperitas is not a drug approved for anxiety. Tolperitas is a centrally acting muscle relaxant.

Q. Can Tolperitas cause fall in blood pressure?

Yes. Tolperitas can cause fall in blood pressure due to its action on the blood vessels. It relaxes the blood vessels leading to hypotension.

Q. Can I take Tolperitas in myasthenia gravis?

No. Tolperitas is absolutely contraindicated in cases of myasthenia gravis which is a disease of muscle and nerve end plate leading to muscle weakness.Show moreShow less